MTL - After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields

Chapter 103 Forget it, I’m out of words

The five women came home barefoot with their legs covered in mud, and Liu Ji was stunned to see them.

“Have you bathed in the mud?” he asked in shock.

The sky has cleared up, and the mud hanging on the calves has dried up, exuding a fishy smell. The five women were not aware of it. They only excitedly put the big tub for bathing on the ground, one scooped out water, and the other Lift the basket and pour it into the basin.

The plump field fish fell into the basin one after another. The edge of the basin was a bit shallow and almost jumped out. Sanlang and Siniang became anxious and jumped in to hold them down. Water splashed all over their faces and they giggled.

Liu Ji saw the big basin full of fish and was happy, "Where did you catch the fish?"

Their family thought it was troublesome, so they did not buy fish fry and raise them in the fields.

Qin Yao invited him in. Shopkeeper Wu saw that there was no man in the courtyard, so he didn't follow Qin Yao into the main room, so he sat in the courtyard.

 Unless there is a severe drought that occurs rarely in decades and the river water dries up, the use will be affected.

 Over at home, a stranger knocked on the courtyard door.

Qin Yao told him not to worry, and she calculated in her mind how much to charge for a millstone.

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows and suggested: "If you want to open a mill to make money, I think just three small waterwheels are not enough. Adding another waterwheel will reach a wider audience."

 “The monster is coming to catch the child!”

The four children yelled and immediately threw the basket away. The wild boar rushed down the hillside with bare feet like a wild boar coming out of its cage.

 “Doesn’t it include stone grinding?”

Of course, there is a reason why it is more expensive. The waterwheels in Xiahe Village use better materials, and the horizontal waterwheels are more powerful than the vertical waterwheels and will not be affected by the size of the water flow. They can be used almost 365 days a year. Grind.

 Since one person comes to the door, there must be a second and third one after that.

The river water after heavy rain is turbulent and clear. Looking up, you can see mountains rising in the distance, green and majestic, and the clear sky is as beautiful as a picture scroll.

 Forget it, he was short of words, Liu Ji didn't embarrass himself at all, he lowered his head and continued to wash clothes.

At noon, Liu Ji quietly came to a hidden river bank with a large basin of clothes covered in mud. He was so angry that he wanted to bite the culprit Qin Yao to death.

Qin Yao scooped water to rinse the mud off her feet, and also washed the four children’s straw sandals that were soaked in mud plates.

Dalang and Erlang excitedly told their father that so-and-so’s fish had been washed down by the water. They just regretted that they didn’t bring enough baskets, otherwise they would have picked up more.

Shopkeeper Wu sighed, "Can any kind of grinding work? I still have to set up a stone grinding mill myself, which is too troublesome. Please give me a total price. I can't come here in vain. This matter has to be decided today. Come down!"

The mouth is beeping and the movements of the hands are very skillful.

Qin Yao waved her hand, come on, don’t give anyone a cake.

“Let’s do this, a small waterwheel set, installed and shipped within the county, a set of three taels of silver.”

　　What I said before was better than what I sang. Why wash your own clothes, but what will happen?

As he said that, he asked Liu Ji if he wanted to have fun together. The other party waved his hand violently. He copied many books and picked up the text, "It's insulting to gentlemen!"

The four children were so frightened that they looked back quickly. When they saw her rushing towards her, they screamed "Ahhh" and ran towards the village.

There are also small ditches washed out by the rain on the road, which makes a crackling sound, and it is crazy to play.

"You should also know the price of wood. The wood alone costs one or two yuan, and it costs a lot of money to deliver it to you. We are in business and must make some money. If we also include the millstone, , then I didn’t do it in vain.”

 So, be sure to arrive early and have a certain scale to seize the opportunity.

Qin Yao nodded, "You can prepare two taels of waterwheels and stone mills yourself. I'll charge you another hundred yuan for the installation fee. Isn't that excessive?"

Qin Yao opened a small bench, sat down opposite him, and said helplessly:

Qin Yao came out and saw something familiar, "Who are you?"

Shopkeeper Wu laughed angrily, "Mrs. Qin, we're still not sure whether we can become Chengdu, so you rush to push water mills for me. Don't worry, if water mills can be built, not to mention one water mill, four or five can be built." have!"

He took the boiled water from Qin Yao, took a big sip, and immediately asked: "I said before that I wanted to build a water mill. I don't need a big water wheel, just like the small water wheel by your river. Make three of them. It's small." It doesn’t take up so much space.”

“At that time I asked you how to charge, and you said it was about two taels for a small water tanker, but did you still count?”

“If the conditions for building a water mill cannot be met, the matter will be forgotten.”

"Okay, I'll wait for you at home tomorrow." Shopkeeper Wu agreed. He didn't think about his own water mill, but wanted to turn the water mill into a business.

After returning from fetching water, Qin Yao packed up a roll of clothes for his five mothers and threw them into his arms.

The visitor was leading a donkey. He was about thirty years old. He had a goatee and was wearing a green shirt. He could be distinguished from the farmers working in the fields at a glance.

Qin Yao gave him a cut, stepped on the water with her bare feet happily, and shouted to the four little boys in front of her:

A tank of water at home couldn't clean the mother and her five children. Qin Yao waved with her big hand, "Let's go get water from the well!"

The ground was already muddy, so running around like this made it impossible to wear any clothes.

He smiled at Qin Yao and introduced himself, "Ms. Qin, I asked you in Xiahe Village the day before yesterday to shopkeeper Wu of the water mill and the rice and grain shop in the town, do you remember?"

Liu Ji looked at Qin Yao helplessly, "You don't care, let them make trouble like this, what will happen if you catch a cold?"

 If you want convenience, the waterwheel and millstone are all included in one price. If you want to save money, just charge for the waterwheel separately and bring your own stone mill.

 But Qin Yao felt that if the money for stone mills was given to outsiders, why not just give it to the people in his own village?

Whatever the market conditions are outside, they will also do so. Kaiyang County will cover the shipping costs, while those outside Kaiyang County will be responsible for the shipping costs.

Shopkeeper Wu was a little surprised. He thought it was the same price.

Qin Yao suddenly realized, "It turns out it's you. Have you planned to build a water mill?" "Please come in quickly. It's been hard to come all the way. It just stopped raining this morning. Isn't it difficult to walk on the road?"

Qin Yao raised her two special oversized buckets, looked up at the sun with its face above her head, and said with a smile:

“The sun is so big, if you don’t hurry up and play, the water will evaporate in a while.”

 Can he refuse?

Does he dare?

 “Hey~, only women and villains are difficult to raise”

Qin Yao looked embarrassed as if I had no money left, "A big mill outside costs five or six cents. I really don't make much. If you can accept it, I will go to your place to survey the terrain early tomorrow morning."

Shopkeeper Wu quickly made a calculation in his mind. The three waterwheels combined together cost ninety taels of silver, and the use effect is comparable to the water mill built by Xiahe Village for fifteen taels. It is still much cheaper.

 There's no need to play with it once it's steamed dry, so naturally you have to seize it while it's still there.

Shopkeeper Wu left his home address and took a look at Qin Yao's water mill. He kept saying: "This is good, this is good."

 Then I left with full of expectations.

 (End of this chapter)